Federal Grant Alerts (PDF)

• Bi-weekly update (September 10, 2009)
• Monthly report (February 2010)

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First Reading (published periodically) (PDF)

• Volume 23, No. 3 (February 2010)
• Volume 23, No. 2 (November 2009)
  
• Volume 23, No. 1 (August 2009)
  
• Volume 22, No. 4 (May 2009)
  and
  Appendix B:  States' Limits on Political Contributions Made Indirectly or Without Identifying the Contributor
  Appendix C:  States' Campaign Spending Limits
  Appendix D:  Campaign Reporting Procedures in All States
• Volume 22, No. 3 (March 2009)
• Volume 22, No. 2 (November 2008)
• Volume 22, No. 1 (September 2008)
• Volume 21, No. 4 (June 2008)
• Volume 21, No. 3 (April 2008)
• Volume 21, No. 2 (January 2008)
• Volume 21, No. 1 (October 2007)
• Volume 20, No. 4 (May 2007)
• Volume 20, No. 3 (March 2007)
• Volume 20, No. 2 (December 2006)
• Volume 20, No. 1 (August 2006)
• Volume 19, No. 4 (May 2006)
• Volume 19, No. 3 (February 2006)
  and
  Table 4: African American Legislators in Leadership Positions in Illinois, 1876-2005 (22 pages)
• Volume 19, No. 2 (January 2006)
• Volume 19, No. 1 (October 2005)
• Volume 18, No. 4 (June 2005)
• Volume 18, No. 3 (March 2005)
• Volume 18, No. 2 (November 2004)
• Volume 18, No. 1 (September 2004)
• Volume 17, No. 4 (June 2004)
• Volume 17, No. 3 (May 2004)
• Volume 17, No. 2 (April 2004)
• Volume 17, No. 1 (August 2003)
• Volume 16, No. 4 (May 2003)
• Volume 16, No. 3 (December 2002)
• Volume 16, No. 2 (October 2002)
• Volume 16, No. 1 (July 2002)
• Volume 15, No. 5 (June 2002)
• Volume 15, No. 4 (April 2002)
• Volume 15, No. 3 (December 2001)
• Volume 15, No. 2 (September 2001)
• Volume 15, No. 1 (June 2001)
• Volume 14, No. 4 (November 2000)
• Volume 14, No. 3 (June 2000)

How a Bill Becomes Law in Illinois (PDF, English)

Como un Proyecto de Ley se Convierte en la Ley Del Estado (PDF, Spanish)

This chart shows the progress of a bill through the Illinois General Assembly and the Office of the Governor. It is useful to researchers investigating the history of a bill or to observers of legislative sessions.

Other resources on researching Illinois and federal legislative histories:

• Edwards, Richard C., "Researching Legislative History," available on the Illinois Legislative Reference Bureau Internet site at http://www.ilga.gov/commission/lrb/lrbres.htm.
• Harvard Law School, "Researching Legislative History," available on the Harvard Law School Library's Internet site at http://www.law.harvard.edu/library/services/research/guides/grfs/specialized/legislative_history.php.
• Johnson, Charles W., "How Our Laws Are Made," available on the Library of Congress's Internet site at http://thomas.loc.gov/home/lawsmade.toc.html.
  

Another resource on the Illinois House and Senate:

• Illinois General Assembly's Internet site: http://www.ilga.gov/.

Illinois Tax Handbook for Legislators (25th Edition, 2009; published annually) (PDF)

This handbook gives information on every significant Illinois state tax. Each is described in a separate section listing its history, rates, statutory authority, revenue collected, and disposition of proceeds. The Tax Handbook also notes federal taxes (if any) that apply to the same transactions; taxes on similar transactions in selected states (usually those with the highest and lowest rates); and taxes on the same item or transaction that local governments in Illinois are authorized to impose.

Other resources on Illinois and federal taxation at local libraries or on the Internet:

• Commerce Clearing House, Guidebook to Illinois Taxes, Chicago : Commerce Clearing House (published annually).
• Commerce Clearing House, U.S. Master Tax Guide, Chicago : Commerce Clearing House (published annually).
• Internal Revenue Service Internet site: http://www.irs.gov
• Illinois Department of Revenue Internet site: http://www.revenue.state.il.us

Laws for Older Adults (2000 edition; published periodically) (PDF)

This booklet summarizes major Illinois and federal laws and programs for older adults. The summaries are arranged by subject and include citations to the laws described.

Other resources on programs for older adults:

• U.S. Administration on Aging's Internet site: http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov;
• Illinois Department on Aging: http://www.state.il.us/aging;
• U.S. Health Care Financing Administration's Medicare Information Internet site: http://www.medicare.gov/;
• AARP Internet site: http://www.aarp.org.

Laws for Youth (2009 edition; published periodically) (PDF)

This booklet tells about major laws that affect young persons in Illinois. The laws are divided by subject and arranged in a question-and-answer format to make them easy to find.

Other resources on laws at local libraries or on the Internet:

• Legislative Reference Bureau, Illinois Compiled Statutes (published annually; unofficial version available on the Internet at http://www.ilga.gov/ilcs/ilcs.asp)
• U.S. Code (updated annually and available on the Internet at http://www.gpoacess.gov/uscode/index.html).